Wokingham · Canopy and hood cleaning
Crowthorne canopy cleaning
Canopy cleaning for Crowthorne and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Poor capture at the hood
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Crowthorne
A greasy canopy tells an inspector a lot before they’ve opened anything. Under the surface, the plenum behind the filters is typically in a worse state. Canopy cleaning deals with both, so the hood looks right and works properly. If you’re dealing with grease channels that no longer drain and an EHO comment about the canopy, we can put it right, from island canopies, wall canopies and grease gutters onwards.
Around a town like Crowthorne, extract cleaning typically means a restaurant, pub, takeaway or the kitchen of a school or care home. Each has a canopy, filters, ductwork and a fan to keep clear of grease.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Crowthorne (RG45, RG40)
- Wider area
- Wokingham
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
For a kitchen in Crowthorne, a canopy that looks greasy can colour a whole inspection. A clean hood is a sign the kitchen is cared for, and it’s far easier to keep clean than to rescue. An inspector or insurer will want to see recent records, so it makes sense to have them ready.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Why us?
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
How the job changes from site to site
Wall canopies
At the back of the canopy, behind the filters, grease builds up unseen. With the filters out we can get to it and degrease it properly.
Plenums and filter housings
A plenum that hasn’t been cleaned for a long time can hold a thick layer of grease. We remove thick grease by hand, then degrease.
How it works
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. Let us know how to reach the roof or plant area at your site in Crowthorne, and where the van can go.
- Diagnosis first: we look behind the filters as well as at the hood.
- We protect everything below once it has cooled.
- Heavy deposits come off by hand, then the surfaces are degreased.
- Plenum, housing, troughs and canopy are all cleaned and checked.
- You get pictures of the result and a recommended date for the next clean.
How to prepare
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
How to get a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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What a clean won’t put right
Not every problem is solved by canopy cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- Poor airflow from a fan that needs repair
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
- A light fitting that does not work
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Canopy light fittings
- Wall canopies
- Grease gutters
FAQs for Crowthorne
Which fire authority looks after Crowthorne?
It’s Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Crowthorne. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Can school kitchens in Crowthorne be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Around Crowthorne, the Food Standards Agency lists about 8 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Send us your term dates when you call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will fit the work in.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. We don’t leave it behind.
How long is a canopy clean?
It takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. We’ll confirm how long when we quote.
What accreditations do you have?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We have been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
What kinds of canopies do you clean?
Most commercial kitchen canopies, from one small hood to a long run of canopies. We work out the approach when we survey, from photos or a visit.
Do you need canopy cleaning in Crowthorne?
Any canopy in Crowthorne that’s used for cooking will gather grease in the end. It’s fuel, sitting directly over the burners, so a flare-up near a greasy hood can quickly become a fire.
Look out for these warning signs:
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
A hospital like Pinewood Hospital, about 0.9 miles north, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Comparing quotes
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What paperwork you get at the end
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
Also near Crowthorne
Other services in Crowthorne
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
How we price canopy cleaning
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Parking and loading at the site
- What state the system is in
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- The site address and the type of premises
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Crowthorne kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 20 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 3 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Crowthorne. Every kitchen among them that cooks under a canopy has a hood, plenum and filters collecting grease. The fire and rescue service for Crowthorne is Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Kitchens in Crowthorne get their food hygiene inspections from Bracknell Forest council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
School kitchens, at schools like Crowthorne Church of England Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Crowthorne Methodist Church, or anywhere in Crowthorne, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Crowthorne is about 3 miles south-west of Bracknell, in Wokingham. For canopy cleaning in and around Crowthorne, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Crowthorne included. Crowthorne is one of 35 places in Wokingham we cover for canopy cleaning. There’s also a page for Reading, about 9 miles away.
Every address in RG45 and RG40 is within our area for canopy cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on Church Road East, Church Road West and High Street or a nearby road, we can help. Main roads around Crowthorne include the A321 and B3348, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. We also cover Owlsmoor (1 mile south-east), Home Farm (1 mile north-east), Wooden Hill (2 miles north-east), Sandhurst (2 miles south) and Hanworth (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Reading (9 miles north-west), Wokingham (3 miles north-west), Woodley (7 miles north-west), Earley (7 miles north-west), Lower Earley (6 miles north-west) and Winnersh (5 miles north-west). Being one of Wokingham’s larger places, Crowthorne has a wide mix of commercial premises, all within our area for canopy cleaning.
What’s near Crowthorne
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to King Edward VI Aston School, The Prince pub and Edgbarrow Woods. Crowthorne’s nearest station is Crowthorne station, roughly 1 mile south-west of the centre. A little further out are The Lexicon (3.7 miles north-east) and Pinewood Hospital (0.9 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Wildmoor Heath and Heath Lake.